Hanging onto a slight six-point lead with 8:06 left to play, the Adrian College men’s basketball team outscored Lawrence Tech 18-6 the rest of the way to notch a 60-42 win Saturday in the final game for the Bulldogs before a week-long holiday break. Adrian enters the break with a 3-6 record and will get back into action Saturday, Dec. 28, at the Mount Union (Ohio) M Club Classic.

Adrian led 42-36 and then scored eight unanswered points to go up 50-36 with Earl Swift scoring six of those points.

Wes Reed paced the Adrian offense with 16 points, while Rickey Jackson added nine. Adrian’s pressure played havoc on the Blue Devils, who turned the ball over 25 times to Adrian’s 10, resulting in 24 Bulldog points.

Lawrence Tech shot better than the Bulldogs, hitting 48.6 percent from the field, but Adrian’s defense limited the Blue Devils to just 35 shot attempts.

Curtis Gordon had four steals and Drew Torey three assists to lead Adrian in those categories.

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Adrian College 80, Anderson 57: At Anderson, Ind., the visiting Bulldogs pulled away from a close game with a rousing second half, keeping Anderson winless on the season with their non-conference triumph. Adrian improves to 5-4 with the victory.

The two teams shared the lead numerous times in the first half, and they were tied at 34-34 with 1:49 left in the first half after Adrian’s LaQwana Dockery hit a free throw. Brigitte Zavithsanos and Dockery closed out the half with layups to put the Bulldogs up four at intermission.

Adrian extended its lead to double digits within the first five minutes of the second half, taking a 48-38 lead on Casey Fougerousse’s 3-pointer. Anderson never cut Adrian’s big lead the rest of the game.

Fougerousse led a balanced Adrian attack, scoring 14 points with three steals while Marissa Cotton was the only other Bulldog in double figures with 11, however six Adrian players scored at least nine points and everyone on the roster scored at least two points. TraeVie Shelton snared a team-high nine rebounds and managed a team-best five assists.

Adrian took advantage of the break opportunities, outscoring the Ravens 22-9 off turnovers.

The Bulldogs travel to Delaware, Ohio, for the Ohio Wesleyan Hoops for Hope Bishop Classic Sunday, Dec. 29, and will play Mount Union in the opener.